CimSweep CimSweep is a suite of CIM/WMI-based tools that enable the ability to perform incident response and hunting operations remotely across all versions of Windows. CimSweep may also be used to engage in offensive reconnaissance without the need to drop any payload to disk. Windows Management Instrumentation has been installed and its respective service running […]

NHS Digital has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with IBM to provide a range of new and improved services to health and care organisations, it has announced. It’s hoped the partnership will enhance data security and cyber security response and provide additional defence against increasingly complex, evolving threats. The additional services will expand NHS […]

Image from Martin Andanar’s Facebook account He said they have already enlisted the NBI to help track down the perpetrators He also said cyber attack meant to embarrass the president MANILA, Philippines  – Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the latest gaffe by the state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) involving the inadvertent publication of editorial screenshots was […]

Cyber Security 101 for Drinking Water By Stephen A. Hubbs, PE October 5, 2018 As we move closer to another new decade in the not-so-new millennium, it seems a safe bet that virtually everyone reading this article is familiar with cyber security. By now, many readers have been personally affected by a breach in cyber […]

Penetration testing is an extremely important testing aspect when we consider the optimum level of security for any system pertaining to crucial importance. It can be defined as a simulation testing done to check how the system security reacts to an actual attack. As it would be evident, penetration testing is done to check the […]

Multiple organizations over the course of 2017 have attempted to quantify the impact of ransomeware with varying results. One of the best sources on measuring the financial impact of ransomware so far has become looking at the financial earnings of companies that have been victims of ransomware. The latest public company to reveal the impact […]

The head of the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today warned boards that they ‘need to get technical’ to understand the cyber risks facing their businesses. At a speech delivered at the annual CBI Cyber Security conference, Ciaran Martin, the CEO of the NCSC, called on board members to rise to the cyber security challenge by […]

UK companies warned to boost cyber-security or face fines Industries running critical infrastructure could face fines of up to £17 million if they do not have effective cyber security measures, the UK government announced, in a decision that has been widely trailed. The penalties are to apply to energy, transport, water and health firms if […]

No one thinks it’s going to be them. Until it is. According to the movies, cybercriminals operate out of abandoned warehouses, target carefully selected conglomerates and use things like “worms” and “keys” to gain access. The reality, however, is that cybercriminals, using scattergun techniques like phishing, are not out for world domination but rather a […]

Increasing the impact of Cyber Security Challenge UK (CSCUK) is at the top of the agenda for new chief executive Colin Lobley, who took over the role in January. Download this free guide From forensic cyber to encryption: InfoSec17 Security technologist Bruce Schneier’s insights and warnings around the regulation of IoT security and forensic cyber […]